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The economic news has been nothing but grim lately: weak expansion, sluggish consumer spending and unemployment holding steady at just over 9 percent.
Overseas, the picture isn't any rosier, with Greece expected to default on its debts — possibly followed by Portugal and Ireland — and the International Monetary Fund predicting a global economic slowdown.
So is the U.S. heading for a double-dip recession? Or are we there already? And what can we do about it?
Operation Twist
Planet Money's Adam Davidson tells Guy Raz, host of weekends on All Things Considered, that the Federal Reserve is taking action ... sort of.
"The Fed is constantly buying and selling U.S. government bonds," Davidson says. "And what they've decided to do is buy more 10-year, 30-year, more longer-dated bonds" in an attempt to get the economy going again by pushing down long-term interest rates and making mortgages and credit cards cheaper.
The Fed is calling its latest action "Operation Twist."
"I don't think anyone thinks this is going to have a big impact on the economy," Davidson says.
He says the Fed is doing massive things that in other times would cause out-of-control inflation or other distortions in the economy, but they're not having an impact.
Davidson says he doesn't think interest rates are the problem. He looks at Operation Twist as almost a cry for help: "Wow, no matter what we do, the central bank just can't have the kind of impact that it normally does."
The day after the Fed announced Operation Twist, the markets tanked.
"Clearly the Fed did nothing to make them feel optimistic," Davidson says. "In part, that might be a growing realization that the Fed is sort of out of bullets. There just isn't much more they can reasonably do, especially in the current climate."
No Magic Elixir
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, former chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers, says she thinks the Fed's move is important, especially in conjunction with President Obama's recent jobs proposal.
But, she says, there's no easy fix for worried Americans. "Economists are trying to explain the reality we face. We can't give answers that don't reflect the underlying situation," she says. "There is no magic elixir for a situation like this."
Tyson, a professor of business at the University of California, Berkeley, is critical of economic plans that focus on deficit reduction.
"Right now, to embark upon a massive amount of austerity — that is, to slash government spending to reduce the deficit," she says, "that would be actually the wrong thing to do."
The deficit is important, she says, but right now we need to recognize we need more monetary support.
"We cannot say that there's some single cause of how we got into this situation or single bullet for solving it," she says.
Brace Yourselves
Investor and economist John Hussman has a different analysis.
"Imagine trying to get out of a box, and you've got shackles on your legs and you've got paper handcuffs," he says. "Essentially what Fed policy has tried to do over the last several years is to actually tighten the shackles — by rescuing debt, for instance, that shouldn't be rescued — and at the same time playing around with the paper handcuffs when those aren't the constraints that are binding."
Hussman says what's holding the economy back is enormous debt burdens. He says the Fed needs to focus on restructuring debt in order to boost hiring and consumer spending.
"The amount of extra benefit that you're going to get by pushing interest rates a tiny bit lower really isn't going to provoke anybody to do anything different," he says.
A solution to this latest crisis really should come from somewhere other than the Fed, Hussman says. But, he adds, such a solution may not be possible.
Hussman says he doesn't think there's an option to stave off a second recession. "What I think is the option," he says, is recognizing that some of this debt is not going to be paid off and to "minimize the fallout."
No matter what plan the government pursues, Hussman says, we need to brace ourselves for the coming shock.
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From NPR News, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Guy Raz.
At some point this week, the road to economic recovery screeched to a halt at the edge of a cliff. The Dow saw its biggest two-day drop since 2008. The IMF cut its forecast for global economic growth next year. Europe is teetering closer to a possible banking collapse. Oh, and Congress, still no agreement on funding the government through next year. And that means in about a week, it could shut down. And all of a sudden, talk of a double dip recession is very real, which brings us to our cover story.
RAZ: This week, the Federal Reserve announced a new plan to stimulate the economy. They called it Operation Twist. And what is it? Here's Adam Davidson, host of NPR's PLANET MONEY.
ADAM DAVIDSON: The twist is a desperate attempt to make an incredibly boring monetary policy move sound a little more exciting, a little more active perhaps. The Fed is constantly buying and selling U.S. government bonds. And in normal times, that's just a very routine, you know, uninteresting thing. But obviously, we don't live in normal times. And what they've decided to do is buy more 10-year, 30-year, more longer-dated bonds. The idea being let's push down long-term interest rates so that mortgages will be low, credit cards interest rates will be low, companies that want to build factories will be able to borrow money even more cheaply so that they can build those factories, hire workers, get the economy going again. That's the idea anyway. Doesn't that make you want to fall asleep?
RAZ: Yeah. I don't understand how that's going to impact the economy. Can you explain what the thinking behind it is?
DAVIDSON: Sure. Now, first of all, I should say I don't think this is going to have a big impact on the economy. I don't think anyone thinks this is going to have a big impact on the economy. Even the Fed's own announcement was fairly equivocal in saying, this is an experiment. This is one of many tools we're trying.
We should say that at the core of monetary policy, at the core of central banks, at the core of the Fed is a mystery. In normal times, meaning most of the time, you know, times that are not the Great Depression or right now, the Fed does these tiny little tweaks to interest rates. And it will have dramatic impacts on the economy. And there's a lot of theories. There's a lot of ways to explain it. But fundamentally, when you talk to central bankers, they don't understand it. It's a mystery. It's a bigger impact than it should be.
RAZ: That makes me feel confident.
DAVIDSON: Well, yeah. It's like when you get a pill from the doctor and they say, hey, this works. We have no idea why, but trust us it works. Normally, the Fed does tiny little things, huge impact. Now they're doing massive things that in other times would cause, you know, out-of-control inflation perhaps or other huge distortions in the economy, and they just don't have an impact.
I don't think anyone thinks the fundamental problem is that interest rates are too high. You know, if I give you a credit card at 12.7 percent instead of 13.2 percent, would you run out and buy a bunch of big screen TVs, a new fridge?
RAZ: No. No. No.
DAVIDSON: That is not the core of our problem. And so I look at this Operation Twist - I think a lot of people look at this Operation Twist more as a - it's almost like a cry of help. It's like, wow, no matter what we do, the central bank just can't have the kind of impact that it normally does.
RAZ: And then a day after the Fed announced this change, the markets just tanked.
DAVIDSON: Exactly. You know, the stock market is a measure of how lots and lots of people all over the world think about the future, think about how companies are going to do over the coming months and years. And clearly, the Fed did nothing to make them feel more optimistic. In part, that might be a growing realization that the Fed is sort of out of bullets. There just isn't that much more they can reasonably do, especially in the current climate.
For years now, people have been asking me and other people who cover the economy, can't you give us some ray of sunshine? This is definitely a week where the rays of sunshine are fewer and farther. I mean, it's just as if we needed the lesson. It's just a lesson that this crisis is going to take longer than we thought, and it's a little deeper than we thought, even though we already thought it was going to take a long time and it was pretty deep.
RAZ: That's Adam Davidson, host of NPR's PLANET MONEY. Adam, thanks so much.
DAVIDSON: Thank you, Guy.
RAZ: We called up economist Laura D'Andrea Tyson. She headed President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers back in the '90s. And she says the Federal Reserve and the Obama administration are doing about all they can.
LAURA D: I think what the Fed has done indicating that it will do more is very important. What President Obama has proposed in his Jobs Act is very important. Those are ways that could really help the U.S. economy avoid a double dip and continue to grow.
RAZ: You know, we talk to a lot of smart, very smart economists, you and Ken Rogoff and Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw and Christina Romer and Peter Diamond, and I can go on and on. I mean, Nobel Prize winners among those names.
TYSON: Right.
RAZ: And a lot of Americans are wondering why they can't get the kinds of answers they - maybe they want from economists. How do you explain that?
TYSON: Well, I think economists are trying to explain the reality we face. We can't give answers that don't reflect the underlying situation. There is no magic elixir for a situation like this. And I think what we're trying to do as economists is to point out, for example, that right now, to embark upon a massive amount of austerity - that is to slash government spending to reduce the deficit - that that would be actually the wrong thing to do.
So what economists are saying is, look, yeah, deficit reduction, very, very important. Stabilizing the debt, very, very important. That is not the problem right now. You want to put a plan in place to solve that problem. But please, please, please, right now, recognize we need more monetary support. What we cannot say is that there's some single cause of how we got into this situation or single bullet for solving it.
RAZ: And yet you say austerity is the wrong path, and that's precisely what the direction lawmakers are taking in Washington. There's a bipartisan commission now of members of Congress working on reducing the budget deficit. If they don't come to an agreement soon, the trigger sets off automatically that dramatically reduces government spending for fiscal year 2013 by almost - by about a trillion dollars.
TYSON: Right.
RAZ: That is austerity, right?
TYSON: That is definitely austerity. If that were to come to pass in 2013, that hit to the U.S. economy would mean that we would not continue to recover. It's too big too soon.
RAZ: Laura D'Andrea Tyson chaired the president's Council of Economic Advisers and the National Economic Council under President Clinton. She's now a professor of business at the University of California, Berkeley. Laura D'Andrea Tyson, thank you.
TYSON: Thank you very much.
RAZ: Now the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke in particular has been accused by critics of coddling Wall Street and ignoring the rest of America. John Hussman is one of those Wall Street guys, but he's also an economist by training. And unlike his brethren on the Street, he says the focus shouldn't be on avoiding a double dip, but rather how to soften the blow.
JOHN HUSSMAN: Imagine trying to get out of a box, and you've got shackles on your legs and you've got paper handcuffs. Essentially what Fed policy has tried to do over the last several years is to actually tighten the shackles by rescuing debt, for instance, that shouldn't be rescued and at the same time playing around with the paper handcuffs when those aren't the constraints that are binding.
The real thing that's holding the economy back is enormous debt burdens that haven't been restructured. So consumers don't want to spend because they're trying to get their debt down. And companies don't want to hire because consumers don't want to spend.
RAZ: But plenty of people, right, are making money on Wall Street. So presumably, there are lots of investors, unlike you clearly, who do like what Ben Bernanke is doing.
HUSSMAN: Well, they liked it when they thought that it might work. We knew that it wouldn't work in practice, but everyone kept on hoping that it would still work in theory. And so once Ben Bernanke came in with this additional policy, this twist, people were already very skeptical that it would have any effect. And, in fact, you know, treasury yields are already at less than 2 percent. Mortgage rates are at record lows. The amount of extra benefit that you're going to get by pushing interest rates a tiny bit lower really isn't going to provoke anybody to do anything different.
RAZ: We just heard from Adam Davidson explaining how the Fed doesn't have any bullets left in its arsenal. So what - I mean, can the Fed realistically do anything at this point to help the economy along, or does that have to come from somewhere else?
HUSSMAN: I think it has to come from somewhere else. And I think what - one of the problems is, is that the Federal Reserve has openly encouraged this conceit that the Fed can actually change the economy by turning little dials.
RAZ: OK. So you're in the White House now and the president is saying, what can I do right now to stave off a possible second recession?
HUSSMAN: I don't think that that's an option that's available, staving it off. What I think is the option is to minimize the fallout. And if we prepare for that, if we, in some sense, grow up and recognize that some of this debt is not going to be paid off, then what we need to do is focus on how do we limit the fallout from that rather than saying that, oh, no, all debt is good. We're going to bail out everybody, because that just encourages really bad behavior.
Just because a bond holder doesn't get 100 cents back on the dollar doesn't mean, for instance, that the depositors of the bank lose any money. It just means that the people who were responsible for that might no longer run the bank. The people who own stock in the bank might no longer have much value in that stock.
And at the same time, there are a lot of things that the government should do. We shouldn't be pulling back dramatically on government spending here, even though we have a lot of debt, because we need to manage that transition.
RAZ: But no matter what, you're saying brace yourself, it's coming. Let's just try to mitigate it.
HUSSMAN: I think that's probably a reasonable way to phrase it.
RAZ: That's economist John Hussman. He's also president of the Hussman Investment Trust Funds. John Hussman, thank you.
HUSSMAN: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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I have no prior experience with computer languages or writing programs, what would be a good first programming language to learn and why?
On the site front page in the upper right hand corner is a search function box where you can search old threads on the site. I did a search for "first programming language" and came up with 29 different threads. You will probably find some information there. Hope this helps.
Also, the Programming Section of the Tutorials Forum has a lot of programming tutorials. These might give you a taste.
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Doesn't get much easier than Visual Basic, and it's a verbose language, so easier for the beginner, I think
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Doesn't get much easier than Visual Basic, and it's a verbose language, so easier for the beginner, I think
If you're going to go for Visual Basic (I haven't got any objection to it except the fact that it isn't cross-platform ), then you might as well go for Visual Basic.NET. It is the newest and possibly the easiest one, and is meant to be pretty good for prototyping software. It's not the fastest of languages, but is pretty easy..
However, I would like to suggest something other than VB.NET. Its code does not have a lot of structure to it, and so I do not suggest it for a newbie to programming - it will just invoke the learning of bad habits which will be difficult to erase when learning other languages. Remember, 'bad habits die hard'.
Maybe something like C or Python would be more to your liking. But, I really suggest looking at the thread I posted above - far better programmers than myself have posted their ideas there, so it'll be a good read
don't u guys think html should be the first one to start with......any say on that??
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The original Akari Japanese Restaurant, located in the heart of Delta.
Food: the food is quite good but ridiculously overpriced for what you get. I ordered the lady's bento box which came with the typical teriyaki, rice, rolls, etc. Nothing out of the ordinary and I honestly expected more. Nigri sushi was ok and they had a nice assortment of different types of fish.
Service: Atrocious. The restaurant was relatively empty on a weekday night and we were seated around the corner and behind a wall for some reason. It made getting service impossible. After waiting for 20 minutes for someone to come by, my dining partner just got up and went up to the counter to grab a waitress. Waitresses were congregated around the counter chatting to one another and ignoring people in the restaurant. After our meal, we couldn't find anyone to clear the table or get our bill. What a waste of time. Another group of 4 people arrived later and asked to sit in a tatami room and they were left with no service. They also finally had to come out and ask for service.
Ambiance: It looked a lot nicer from the outside but once we got in, it looked like some sterilized room. It didn't help that we were seated in a corner and didn't have a view of the rest of the restaurant save for the one table across from us.
Will not return as the sushi is ridiculously overpriced, the service is mediocre at best and there are just so many other authentic Japanese restaurants in this city that are much better.
Stopped by for lunch on recommendation. The restaurant was busy when we got there and continued to get busier. Service was fine when we arrived, but nearly non-existent when we were ready to pay and leave -- not just us, but other tables were having trouble getting the servers' attention.
The restaurant has an extensive menu, but for simplicity we chose a lunch box ($9.95 and up) and roll lunch combo, which looked like a good value ($11.95 for soup, larger salad, choice of side: tofu, gyoza, tempura, or chicken AND specialty roll: 8 to choose from!
Miso soup was very bland (no dashi?), but the salad was good. The gyoza that came 10-15 min. later were barely warm and mediocre. Surprisingly, I still had to wait at least 5-10 minutes for the Kamikaze roll (spicy tuna, tempura) after that. The roll did have a lot of flavour and was tasty, but it wasn't as spicy as I was told it would be. Enjoyed the sweet spicy sauce, though.
The tempura in the bento was great, but the California roll, although huge, tasted very mayonnaise-y.
Again, service was sporadic. We got a nice cup of tea when we first sat down, but when she came by and refilled tea at tables beside us, she neglected our table, and there was no one to flag down to ask for more. So instead, we just asked for the bill.
Although the restaurant was very busy, when I looked around, there were very few Asian diners. Hmmm.... a different demographic from my favourite Japanese restaurant, which offers better quality AND service.
I actually just moved near Metrotown which has a plethera of Japanese/sushi restaurants, and I can still say that by any standard, Akari offers some very good food - especially the sushi. I rated the service 3 because it really depends on the server you get on that particular night. Great atmosphere and the value isn't bad as some reviews say because the quality is far greater than any other Japanese restaurant for miles around (just like you shouldn't rate the value of a fast food burger next to one you'd get at Milestone's or Earls'). Ultimately food is the most important, I'd give the sushi a 5 and the rest 3-4.
I am a frequent customer of Akari in Delta. I have tried other Sushi places in the area, and none hold a candle to the quality of the food at Akari. No, it is not the cheapest place. No, it isn't the fanciest decor, and the service is - regular. They are VERY friendly, though.
Quality of food is the #1 importance to me and Akari delivers that, no question. Remember if you are in there and it sems a bit slow even though the restaurant is not very full, they do a brisk take-out business as well, and the kitchen is probably swamped.
I can honestly say I have never had a bad experience at Akari. A little slow sometims, but the quality is well worth the wait.
Second review. Akari is a solid regular on my list and the reason is clear. They have almost every Japanese items imaginable from Takoyaki to teriyaki to tempura and the rolls are always solid. I've enjoyed coming here for years with friends or with the gf. It has an excellent vibe at night and it's usually very clean and well managed.
Last night I had this strange craving for sushi, and decided to grab dinner of rolls and tempura to go before our outing. The tempura was made to order, so it took a few minutes and they were hot, crisp, and tasted like a good crispy tempura should. Didn't get any of the rice dishes this time, but I probably should have.
What I was impressed about though is the service. We sat by the bar and the chef created these rolls that weren't even on the menu. Every imaginable creations were sampled that night and we were the lucky couple who got to actually TASTE and try them out! The rolls were the Alaskan crab rolls and a mash of the Dragon and Rainbow rolls...melt in your mouth creations. It was complemented well with the house seaweed salad. They asked for feedback on these new dishes and the wait staff continuously refilled our tea. TALK ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE!
The hall was pretty busy that night too. Only about 3 or 4 tables were empty and still they gave us the full attention throughout the night. Or maybe it was just the night that we went but this DEFINITELY the most MEMORABLE experience and tasty experience at a restaurant in awhile.
Don't miss this place. The deal is even better during lunch.
The workers here are extremely friendly, and greet everyone with a smile and a hello when you walk in the door. The ambiance is great, they have these booth areas with rice paper doors - very cool and unlike anything I've seen in the area. The food was pretty good, I remember the rolls were a bit small though. The price is alright - it's probably more expensive than other Sushi places in the area - but not by too much. It wouldn't be my first choice for a sushi place in the area, but it's definitely a staple if you live near by it.
A friend and I were in Delta and decided to pop in to Akari for a quick bite. We figured we go in and check out the menu first and noticed they had a large selection from reasonable to overly priced dishes, but at the same time we were greeted very pleasantly, so we decided to stay. Both my friend and I have been servers at a Japanese restaurant in the past, therefore we are understanding and compassionate with what they have to go through, but this day, our tolerance was wearing short.
At first, when we were waiting to be seated, we noticed only one other table with a couple seated, so it wasn't too busy yet and we figured the food shouldn't take too long. After we were seated at the first table by the sushi bar in the main aisle, we waited at least five minutes for a server to come by to ask us......If we would like something to drink (ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! standards at a Japanese restaurant is, you seat a customer, you bring tea to welcome them to your establishment...no questions asked). After we received our tea, we placed our order and waited for our food. The food came quite quickly, but our problems are just about to begin.
After 1/2hr there were a couple more tables seated, but not to the point where the restaurant was super busy, so we figured before it gets too busy, we will ask for the bill and possibly more tea. Well, that sure didn't happen quickly! My friend and I tried to flag a server from all directions, but no luck, we gestured to the sushi chef (who was staring right at us) for one of the servers, but he just continued to stare at us. Where we were seated, the servers section is right in their path of the main entrance, so for them not to see me calling them while looking in our direction is REDICULOUS. What frustrated me even more was even when they walked by and I said "Excuse me", they never even acknowledge our existence, they just ended up going to the back to gab away with each other. So now by this point, I am beyond angry and finally she comes and asks us if we would like anything else (when we already have our wallets in our hands). She brings us the bill and while we figure out the bill, she comes back within minutes and asks if it's alright to take the money. Unbelievable!!!
Lets just say, both of us will never return and we will spread word to all the people we know to AVOID this place at all mean. My review may be harsh, but only to receive immediate service when it comes to is just pathetic.
Last weekend, while out with some friends, I ended up eating lunch at Akari. We decided to eat here since some people I knew were going off about how good this place was. So I thought we should check it out. And I got to say, I am really glad we decided to eat here, and not at White spot. The food and service was excellent. Our meal consisted of:
Gyoza and deluxe sashimi to start, then two special rolls: Crispy roll and the Rock n roll, and also a chicken teriyaki with rice and miso soups.
The two special rolls we ordered (Crispy and the Rock n Roll) were amazing. So different from anything I have ever tried. The sashimi was nice and fresh. Also you could tell the chicken teriyaki was cooked over a flame, which was pleasant surprise. The decor of the restaurant matched very well with the whole atmosphere, which was unexpected with the restaurants location and all.
This meal was awesome, definitely whenever I am in that area again, I will head straight for this restaurant.
The food really is incredible, and sitting in there feels like sitting in a restaurant in Japan. And yes, I've been to Japan, lol. It's a bit larger than what you see in Tokyo, but space is a lot cheaper here than there I suppose. But they flat out nailed the ambiance, seriously.
The only thing negative I could say it I find it a bit pricy unless you stick with the specials. I like to live a little and eat things out of the ordinary, and once my husband and I literally spent $70 between just the two of us. And neither of us is particularly heavy. But - that was probably our own fault - it's still cheaper than The Keg. And that $70 was the best Japanese meal I've had in years.
They do wonderful sushi, but they're not limited to just that. The udons, dons, tempura, you name it from the kitchen, is all just amazing as well.
The Delta Akari Japanese Restaurant...
This is my parent's favorite place and because of the location (Delta and sushi seems like an oxymoron), I was hesitant to try it out. But being in a open spirit and shopping near by, I finally decided to try it out last night with the family.
At the end of the experience I had one word to sum it all up: INCREDIBLE!
We got assorted sashimi platter, miso soup, gomae, takoyaki, chiken terriyaki, Alaska crab salad special and the bottled sake.
One of the reasons I like going here is because of their
crispy tempura rolls. They are the crispiest and finest that I've tasted
Miso Soup: You can't mess up miso soup...deep miso broth with seaweed
it's a perfect way to de-stress in the winter.
Gomae: This item is my litmus test. I can tell the authenticity of a Japanese restaurant
by whether or not they use peanut butter sauce or ground sesame.
This place used the real thing- hand ground sesame sauce, not to heavy just right.
Sashimi platter: Great presentation and the colors were lively and appetizing-
eating it after a while.
Chicken Terriyaki: The sauce!
It's some sort of a smoky, not too sweet, tangy terriyaki saunce.
Rarely do you find a Japanese place that uses fire grilled chicken breast
over stir fried thigh meat.My husband loved it and the quality was great for the price.
Alaskan Crab Salad: This was the special for the night and was recommended to us by our waitress. Oh boy, were we glad to try this. I have never tasted anything so fresh and satisfying in a long time. It was a delicate treat for my taste bud- whole pieces of de-shelled Alaskan Crab (quite a generous portion)on top of seasoned dark greens, with garlic chips and gingery seasoning with tobiko eggs. YUMMY. Definitely worth the $12.
Value: For the quality and attention you get, outstanding value. For a dinner for 4 with a quality bottle of sake, it came to a little above $120. Quite reasonable if you ask me.
Service: This place was really packed, even on a Sunday night.
Where did all these people come from? It seems like people here in Delta wanted to congregate here for their sushi fix. Service was slow but nothing short of attentive. We actually preferred this over the unecessary frequent tea stops at some other places. The owner and his various staff have s been pleasant and fun to talk to. The owners came by at the end and asked us if we enjoyed the experience. She even gave me a souvenir chopstick when I told her
that I came here on recommendation from my parents-a long time patron!
Because of their sushi presentation and solid service, I will leave 5 stars+!
For anyone looking for authentic and quality sushi look no further than
Delta. I have placed Akari in the favorite list.
We have been at Akari today. The Food was very good, the value for dinner special very fair and the service quick and nice. Akari is in our opinion above the avarage of japanese restaurants in the area.
We did not have all the rools they offer but we are confident that they taste as interesting and creative as they look in the menu.
Overall this place was a winner with me when I went a years ago. I've been a regular here, even though I live in the Kits area.
A friend and I stopped by here after a few recommendations from a neighbor. To my surprise, the menu was filled with interesting items. We tried a few of their specialty rolls, including the tropical, house roll, rock and roll, tempura, spicy delight to name a few. I highly recommend the rock and roll (funny name but well worth it)!
The quality and freshness of the seafood is always top notch and the food presentation was creative and colorful.
This is definitely not the typical budget sushi. Food quality and service is reflected in their price. However, I'm surprised to hear the price issue in the below reviewers as most of their items are under $10. Dinner for us with a large sake usually comes to about $50 for two people- which is quite reasonable (in my opinion).
Service and my experience has always been great- feels somewhat like a family, as I have seen the same servers for years. Management always seems to be on the floor making sure their clients are happy.
Our waitress last Friday was especially memorable (of course I forgot her name). Although it was a busy 7pm Friday night, she was very patient and helpful with the menu and provided a cheerful and prompt service. She was also sweet enough to help us find a cab!
If the manager is reading this, I really hope he opens up another business in the Kits area as I think Akari defines quality at a solid price.
We arrived at around 8:30PM and it was quite empty. One thing I cannot stress enough is how bad the service was. We got our menus and literally waited 10 minutes for someone to check on us. There were about four waitresses on duty and they were huddled up by the cash register. One of them finally saw my wave and acknowledged my call but instead of coming to our table, she goes to clean the other nearby tables! She looks at me with dishes in her hand and I waved her over again, which she yells out "okay!" in a upset tone. After about another 5 minutes, she comes by to bring us tea..only to say "just one minute" before leaving us again. She finally comes by after 2 minutes to take our order.
Food arrived after 10 minutes (we just ordered 10 pieces of gyoza). The food had a nice presentation but did not taste fresh but overall tasted ok.
The service really got to us and honestly, no one should ever be treated that way. Will never go back again.
go find a better place to spend your $$
I'm a lover of Japanese Food and whenever possible, I'd suggest eating some sushi. So even when my brother was sick, but wanted to eat, we went for sushi near where we lived - Delta. When it comes to Japanese food, we usually choose to go to Richmond or Vancouver, but since my bro was sick but desperate for Japanese food, we decided to try Akira. The decor looked nice outside, so why not? It was such a mistake to go in...
Time: 5:10pm
Day of the week: Sunday
Duration: 1hr 15 min
Ambiance: Decent plus 1
- neat little place. When we got there, there were 3 other tables, already sitting. Even though there were booths, since there were only 2 of us, they sat us in a table. The dishwares were noticeably different, and are quite nice. Too bad the good things kinds here.
Service: Horrid
- you can probably get better service at a self-serve check out at Superstore than here. 2 maybe 3 timid server ladies were working. Since we actually had dinner plans at home later on but was just hungry for some sushi, we only ordered a Spicy Salmon Roll and a Philadelphia Roll. They took our order right after the table next to us. So when their food came after ~15 minutes, we thought we should be getting ours soon. None-the-less my brother starts his timer on his new iPhone to keep track for fun.
- [10 MINUTE PASSES BY]. No one has even come by our table, so we flagged over a server from across the restaurant and told her we still haven't gotten our food yet. So she goes check, and I can see that the sushi chef is saying that he doesn't have our bill. Fine, it happens.
- [5 MINUTE PASSES BY]. Our first roll comes, the Philly. We thought it was odd because everywhere else would serve the rolls together.
- [15 minutes later] we've finished our first roll, and no sight of the Spicy Salmon.
- [Another 10 minutes of waiting] The restaurant is getting busy and we're completely ignored. I couldn't even flag down a waitress to tell her we're still missing food. But it was pointless now since we had to leave to go home, so when I finally flagged down a waitress, I just asked for the bill. This is the best part - the bill comes back with BOTH ROLLS on it!! I wait and wait for a server to come by so I can tell her that I didn't even GET the 2nd roll, but everyone ignores me! Aren't I supposed to be paying? getting change or making an interaction? Should they not be paying attention when customers are paying?? This is when I should've left, but since I've been a server before, I can understand how stress it can get. So I took my brother and went up to the manager at the cashier. I told the manager that I didn't have that roll, and guess what? he looks at me as if I was a scammer, and said that I must be mistaken... um NO! He then proceeds to ask each of his serving staff and kitchen staff if this is true. I showed him my brother's phone which now read over 50 mins waiting on two rolls when the restaurant was basically EMPTY. He said sorry (finally!) and took off the spicy salmon roll. I threw down a 10 and left. HORRID.
Food: The food here is pricey. ~$4.50 for a standard roll (ie. spicy salmon), above $7 for a deluxe roll. Everything was $1 or $2 above the average Richmond/Vancouver/even Downtown joints. But $$ isn't really a concern as long as it's worth it (I've had some 'worth it' sushi before at an even higher price). I ordered two roll, only 1 came. The roll that I DID have was the Philadelphia Roll. I looked great in the menu, but it didn't look like the picture when it got to our table. It was decent. But was it worth the $9.80 after tax for an 8 piece roll? NOPE.
3 phrases to sum it up:
- horrible, HORRIBLE service
- can think of better ways to spend $
- never coming back
Another reviewer said it was too expensive, that may be somewhat true, but I got what I paid for - really good food! The service was okay, but they were quite busy. The food was well above average and I've tried a lot of different places. The best tempura anywhere! The Rock'n Roll is a full piece of Unagi (BBQ Eel) over a real crab California Roll with Unagi sauce on top. Very filling by itself and a real bargain given the quality and quantity. This place tops my recommended sushi in the Lower Mainland.
It's really hard to find good quality Japanese restaurants in the lower mainland. My experience at Akari Japanese restaurant was outstanding. I've been to Akari several times with my family and friends this year. I am very picky with Japanese food and the quality really really matters to me. I love all kinds of Japanese food but fresh sashimi is my favourite at all times. Akari had very fresh, chewy, and yummy sashimi. We ordered sashimi salad and grilled black cod with vegetables for appetizers, and some of the special rolls. The food was fresh, very tasty and the decoration was beautiful! Some of the special rolls can be a bit pricy but they are so worth it. I really enjoyed their rolls. They offer many different kinds of rolls and all are very very unique. You can choose either white rice or black rice. I personally really liked the ones with black rice. They looked yummy, tasted incredible, fresh, satisfying and very filling. The service was great too! Thinking of Akari's food makes me want to eat there again right now lol. I highly recommend Akari Japanese restaurant to anyone who love Japanese cousin! :)
Arrived at 6:30pm, waitress took order at 6:45pm, I asked for the location of our drinks at 7pm, food arrived in stages starting at 7:15pm. I finished eating before my daughter got hers, and her order was a simple box. Food was OK, prices are quite expensive in comparison to most other sushi joints, service is absolutely horrible. We have been here maybe three times in the past year and have found the service to be bad, this last experience was the last straw. If you look around and watch the waitresses, confusion is their specialty. We watched two other tables just give up and leave. This was a Thursday night and it was maybe three-quarters full and numerous waitresses were working. They had better streamline this act or that space they occupy will become a dollar store by next year. My sushi dollar will be spent elsewhere though.
Let me start by saying WOW!! That was my first impression when walking through the doors of Akari. They did a nice job of décor inside and your always greeted with (what I think is a friendly "hello" in Japanese). I have been going to Akari for many years now, because I am simply addicted to the amazing flavours of their UNIQUE sushi. I have eaten in most every sushi restaurant in Surrey and Delta and numerous ones in Vancouver. That said, Akari by a land slide is my favourite! These guys make sushi rolls such as the Kamikaze roll and the Hot Night roll which you can't find done in that style anywhere else. I've been told its all in the special sauces and fresh fish that the Head chef at Akari guards under lock and key. I'm not sure what's in some of these decadent sauces, but to say it they are intoxicatingly addictive would be an understatement. They have a lunch special which includes one of these specialty rolls I have mentioned, a choice of Chicken Kuskiage (my favourite), Agedashi Tofu, Gyoza, Tempura, and a few other choices. It also includes miso soup and salad for only 12.95 and it goes right up until 3pm! .. sorry if I sound excited while writing this, but Im getting hungry just thinking about it. The service is prompt and friendly and everything seems to come out in a timely fashion. The service was outstanding and when I asked about menu items they all have good recommendations and never stop smiling. The only thing I would recommend Akari to change is their washrooms; they are dated and seem out of place. Why do such a good job renovating the entire restaurant and choose it ignore the washrooms? Anyway, aside from this small flaw, I must urge you try the Akari Experience! Its amazing and I HIGHLY recommend this sushi restaurant.
for a treat we go for sushi and when we go we go to Akari. I never had any issues with the service as others have; they are always polite and accomodating to any special requests. The dynamite roll is truly dynamite, yummy california rolls too.I do find it pricey here, but there are really no other choices in Delta, so there you go. The decor is due for refreshing/updating so I only rated the ambiance as mediocre, but it is a small and cosy place otherwise.
I agree with Teej that some of their decor isn't the best however I disagree with monmon that their service is slow.
But why do I give it five stars? Because they have served fantastic Japanese cuisine time and time again. I hesitate to use the word 'authentic' too often, but I can say that Akari is easily one of the top authentic Japanese restaurants in the Lower Mainland. Service has always been personable from the floor staff, to the chefs to the management.I was sitting at the sushi bar, so I engaged three of the chefs behind the bar about what I ought not to miss on the menu, and they served up a great meal which included fresh oysters, bincho, tai, ikura, ika and ebi- all freshly prepared, sliced in the traditional way and generously portioned. Everything was beautifully presented and the rice was seasoned just right. I can tell that the chef and the owner did take the time to pick the little details. The bonus was that it only cost me $25, what would easily cost me $50 for this level of quality.
The seared scallops on greens, though was easily the highlight. The citrus chili vinaigrette paired nicely with the rich sake scallops. It was absolutely stellar.
In summary, Akari is a hidden gem in Delta. A must go if you're in the area.
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On this episode of CTV Morning Live's Mortgage Minute, Frank Napolitano comes on to discuss the Alternative Mortgage. An alternative mortgage is typically a mortgage suited for someone who may have been declined by a major "A" bank/lender, whether for bruised credit, income/new-self employed individuals and other various situations which may not fit most lenders' guidelines.
Getting into home ownership can be tough, especially with trying to do so with bruised credit. Typically, getting into an alternative mortgage should be a short term solution. Ultimately, the goal for someone going into an alternative mortgage would be to help get their credit situation recovered enough to renew or refinance them into a standard mortgage.
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Getting stuck in an alternative mortgage, which typically comes with interest only payments, long term, can actually cause more harm than good. With higher rates than standard mortgages, you can spend years paying an interest only payment and not building equity in your home.
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Daniel Studley of Bristol & West AC shattered the course record taking victory in 49:34; Ruth Barnes of Avon Valley Runners clocked 56:44 to win the ladies race.
Results are online here.
Official Photographs can be found here.
Stampede Sports are delighted to announce that our friends at the Wiltshire Times have agreed to sponsor The Wiltshire 10 run for the seventh year. The run takes place in Melksham on Sunday 12th February 2017, details can be found here.
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Car parking is available in Melksham town centre from where it is a short walk to the Race Headquarters at the "The Bear" public house in Bath Road, please note that the car parks for Waitrose and Sainsbury's are for their patrons only, so please use the public car parks only. Unfortunatley there are no changing or showering facilities at the venue but baggage storage will be available, though items are left at the owner's risk. For a venue map, please click here.
Race numbers can be collected from the Race HQ until 09:30 on the day.
Please note that for safety reasons no portable audio devices are permitted and any runner so observed will be disqualified from the race. A full list of local race rules can be found on the event website listed under Terms & Conditions.
Individual trophies will be awarded to the first three male and female finishers and also to the first runners in the V40, V50 & V60 age categories – only one individual trophy per runner. Team prizes will be awarded according to the results calculated on the sum total of the relative finishing positions of the first 4 male runners and the first 3 female runners belonging to the same affiliated club as declared on the entry form.
Awards must be collected at the presentation that will take place in the "The Bear" at 12:15, unless by prior arrangement with the event organiser.
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Driving back from my Great-Aunt's 90th birthday celebration this weekend we stopped at an Antique Market just off the 401. I picked up this great vintage cocktail glass caddy and glasses. It was a bargain at $20. I can't wait to serve drinks on my patio - if the snow ever melts!
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The Gurovo limestone deposit is located in the northwest part of Tula region within 35 km of the city of Tula, 16 km southeast of the town of Alexin and 1.5 km northwest of OAO GurovoBeton. The Novogurovsky settlement, where the quarry and the plant are located, is connected by 5.5 km branch railway with the nearest Sukhodol station (Kaluga-Tula-Ryazhsk railway). Within 9.5 km to the east of Gurovo deposit there is a highway Moscow-Simferopol.
In the north and northeast of the deposit the Vashana river valley is bordering. The Potryasovka clough is located in the eastern part of the deposit and the Verkhnyaya Yashevka village is located in the west. The Novogurovsky settlement is located in the south of the deposit. In the northwest direction there are possibilities for the deposit enlargement and consequently for reserves increment.
The mining area is formed by sheet like deposit of limestone and clay 1.7-1.8 km long in latitudinal direction, 1.8-1.9 km in submeridional direction with the area within the mining allotment of ca. 2.4 km². The quarry recultivation will be done in 2 steps: mining recultivation and biological recultivation on 265.7 ha (out of which 262.5 ha is quarry itself and 3.2 ha is an external dump). The recultivation measures looks as follow: 235 ha meadows, 3 ha water basin and 27.7 ha forest. Recultivation for agricultural purposes includes soil-forming process stimulation, crops selection, fertilization, chalking and choice of rational farming. According to the mining plan the lands are to be returned in 2016.
The region of Gurovo deposit is situated in the zone of broad-leaved forests (aspen, birch, oak). The forests cover the slopes of ravines in the north-western and north-eastern parts of the quarry. The rock clefts are habitats for lizards, field mice and birds. On the upper level of the overburden, close to forest, different kinds of plants are growing (hypericum, camomole, cornflower, bluebell).


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Vladivostok FM
Vladivostok FM is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City. It is named after the Russian city Vladivostok. The station can be heard playing inside Perestroika and Comrades Bar in Hove Beach.
In Episodes From Liberty City, the new playlist can be heard inside the Bahama Mamas Club. When Grand Theft Auto IV is updated by the downloadable version of The Ballad of Gay Tony, the station alternates between a program of World Beat/Eastern European pop music and one of western European dance music.
Grand Theft Auto IV rendition:
DJ: Ruslana Lyzhychko , a Ukraininan pop singer. She has been performing since 1998 and her biggest hit "Wild Dances", made in 2004, is played on the station. In 2008, the same year she provided her voice for GTA IV, she recorded a new album called "Wild Energy", which features prominent American artists T-Pain and Missy Elliott. In the original GTA IV, the radio station plays almost entirely Russian music (with the exception of Ruslana herself, from the Ukraine) in a wide variety of genres.
- Ruslana - "Wild Dances" Ukranian FM Version (2004)
- Kino - "Группа крови" [Gruppa Krovi / Blood Type] (1988)
- Marakesh - "Ждать" [Zhdat / To Wait] (2006)
- Zveri - "Квартира" [Kvartira / The Flat] (2006)
- Seryoga - "King Ring" (2005)
- Seryoga - "Liberty City: The Invasion" [Вторжение] (2008)
- Splean - "Линия жизни" [Liniya Zhizni / Lifeline] (1994 or later)
- Basta - "Мама" [Mama] (1997 or later)
- Leningrad - "Никого не жалко" [Nikogo ne Zhalko / A Pity for No One] (1999 or later)
- Ranetki Girls - "О тебе" [O Tebe / About You] (2006)
- Dolphin - "РЭП" [Rap] (2008)
- Glukoza - "Швайне" [Schweine / Pigs in German] (2005)
- Oleg Kvasha - "Зеленоглазое такси" Club Remix [Zelenoglazoe Taksi / Green Eyed Taxi] (2007)
The Ballad of Gay Tony and Episodes from Liberty City rendition:
DJ: DJ Paul Martin, a British DJ who spins live from Bahamas Mamas. He is possibly the first radio DJ seen in person in the GTA saga's history, in the mission Boulevard Baby. DJ Paul is an actual London, England club DJ and has been spinning since 2001. It undergoes a very radical reformatting and loses Russian influence - it now plays house/dance music, mostly by artists from New York and London with some Dutch and French.
- David Morales feat. Lea-Lorien - "How Would U Feel" (2004)
- Steve Mac - "Lovin' You More" Freemasons (Vocal Club Mix) (2005)
- Sucker DJs - "Salvation" (eSQUIRE Mix) (2008)
- Stonebridge (feat. Therese) - "Put 'Em High" (JJ's Club Mix) (2004)
- Marly - "You Never Know" (Morjac Extended Mix) (2004)
- Shape: UK - "Lola's Theme" (2003)
- Freemasons feat. Amanda Wilson - "Love on My Mind" (2005)
- Soulsearcher - "Can't Get Enough" (1998)
- Michael Gray - "The Weekend" (2004)
- Jonathan Peters feat. Maya Azucena - "Music" (2005)
- J Majik & Wickaman - "Crazy World" (Fonzerelli Mix) (2008)
- Booty Luv - "Boogie 2Nite" (Seamus Haji Big Love Mix) (2006)
- Hook n Sling - "The Best Thing" (2008)
- Eric Prydz - "Pjanoo" (Club Mix) (2008)
- David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - "When Love Takes Over" (2009)
See Also
- Electro-Choc, another radio station in GTA IV and Episodes from Liberty City that plays electronic dance music.
- Rise FM, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories that plays electronic and house music.
- Wildstyle, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City that plays electronic music.
- SF-UR, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that plays house music.
- Fresh FM, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories that plays electronic music.
- Deadmau5, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars that plays electronic music.
- Vladivostok FM is the favorite radio station of all notable members of the Russian Mafia. It's always turned on in Vlad Glebov's Comrades Bar and Dimitri Rascalov says, that this is the music he and Mikhail Faustin used to listen to, back in the Old Country (the only song that would chronologically apply is the one by Kino). Coincidentally, they were once stationed in Vladivostok while they were in the Navy.
- [[wp:Vladivostok|Vladivostok] is Russia's largest port city, located along the Pacific
- It is the first radio station that the player hears in GTA IV.
- DJ Paul mispronunces Guetta's name when he says "Straight out of France this is David "Gu-wetta".


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Media Release - Restaurant, winery, safe from fire
Ten Minutes by Tractor is the convergence of a series of journeys that began almost 30 years ago, a series of individual threads that fortuitously came together over time to create the winery that exists today.
We are defined by place, three vineyards, only ten minutes by tractor apart in space and time, but separated by aspect and altitude, by slope and soil, by the winds which flow through the valleys running south into Bass Strait. Cool places. Elegant places. Places defined, in our minds, by the wines we make from each and which seem to be a world apart.
We invite you to share in our journey in exploring the unique character and potential of each of our vineyards, the evolution of our winemaking and our wines. We hope you find much here to interest you and we look forward to the opportunity of welcoming you at our cellar door and restaurant.


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Comes off July 2nd.
Forever 63* at the SCG
And twice already I've mistaken you for Smith.
"Why is Smith posting this intelligent stuff?" I keep asking myself.
(PLEASE don't take that TOO seriously, Smith)
Appreciating cricket's greatest legend ever - HD Bird...............Funniest post (intentionally) ever.....Runner-up.....Third.....Fourthcricket player"; "Bob"), 1/11/1990-15/4/2006
(Accidental) founder of Twenty20 Is Boring Society. Click and post to sign-up.
here's a different kind of avater challenge:
Can anyone find the actual picture of armchairumpire's avatar?
Future Of Cricket
This is a similar one in the CW photo section, but it's not the exact one she has.
Rest In Peace Craigos
We miss you, Fardin. :(. RIP.
A cricket supporter forever
Member of CW Red and AAAS - Appreciating only the best.
Check out this awesome e-fed:
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Should get this thread moved to CC, renamed 'Avatar Challenges', so it can be used for the whole year imo.
I suggested the idea of an ongoing avatar-challenge thread ages ago, didn't go down too well, evidently people like having separate threads for separate comps. (sorry)
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If English is not your first language, you must demonstrate English proficiency or enroll in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program for conditional admission to LeTourneau University. English proficiency can be demonstrated in a variety of ways. Any of the following test scores meets the minimum proficiency requirement for full admission to the undergraduate program:
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Founded in 1895 as a department of the Fogg Art Museum, The Fine Arts Library is among the leading libraries in the world for the study of art, architecture, and visual culture from antiquity to the present. Our collections include extensive textual and visual documentation about individual paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, architecture and decorative arts; the history of collecting and esthetics; art museums; twentieth-century art movements including video and performance art; and art conservation. In addition to outstanding collections of books, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, pamphlets, and auction catalogs, the Library's special collections contain over two million photographs, prints, postcards, albums, film stills, posters, rubbings, and drawings. Subject strengths in special collections include visual images relating to the Middle East and the Islamic World, East Asia, Europe, and the Americas that depict people, occupations, politics, everyday life, recreation, sports, religion, travel, celebrations, cities, buildings, sites, monuments, gravestones, warfare and the effects of war on cultural heritage.
While our book and periodical collections are represented individually in HOLLIS, only a fraction of our images are included. Many more special collections appear there only at the collection level. Selected images from our Special Visual Collections and a significant portion of our art and architecture teaching images may also be found in the HOLLIS Images catalog as well as HOLLIS.
Materials for the study of art, architecture, archeology, film, and visual studies may also be found in other Harvard libraries. Medieval manuscripts, rare illustrated books, drawings, prints, and photographs are in the collection of Houghton Library. Contemporary architecture and design are collected by the Frances Loeb Library of the Graduate School of Design. The primary collection of African, Native American, pre-Columbian, Oceanic, and other ethnographic materials is in the Tozzer Library. The Harvard Film Archive houses original films in all formats, film posters, and a large collection of film stills. Publications related to film history, aesthetics, and classical archeology are primarily found in Widener Library.


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Read: Zealot
By Reza Aslan (Random House, 2013)
Reza Aslan's Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has stirred up plenty of controversy. Some critics fault Aslan for offering an unoriginal and one-sided view of Jesus' life. Others, most infamously Fox News, claim his religious background disqualifies him from writing about Jesus.
Aslan attempts to dispel these controversies in the book's opening and closing pages. He opens the book describing how learning about Jesus as a teenager prompted him to study Christianity even though he is—gasp!—a secular Muslim. He closes with an informative notes section detailing his research and pointing readers to scholars offering different interpretations of Jesus' life.
Zealot focuses on what history can tell us about Jesus the man. One by one, iconic scenes from the gospels are cast in a new light. There was no trip to Bethlehem for the census, because Roman censuses counted people where they lived. Roman and Jewish records do not mention Herod's slaughter of the innocents. Nazareth was too small to sustain a full-time skilled work force; "day laborer" better describes how Jesus made a living than "carpenter." Nazareth also lacked a synagogue, likely meaning that Jesus was illiterate.
Considering Jesus as only a man, Aslan argues that Jesus' teachings about the kingdom of God were a political call to end the temple aristocracy and put Jews in charge of their own religious and political lives. The proof, Aslan claims, is Jesus' crucifixion, a punishment reserved for political crimes.
Christians, who believe Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, may disagree with Aslan's interpretation, but they should not overlook his book. He concludes by arguing that "Jesus the man is every bit as compelling, charismatic, and praiseworthy as Jesus the Christ." Zealot brings that man vividly to life.
This article appeared in the February 2014 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 79, No. 2, page 51).


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White Trousers Then & Now: From Jackie O. To Kate Hudson
We're turning the spotlight on the staple's fashionable history, so keep reading to see how white trousers were worn then and now.
Marilyn Monroe
The blonde bombshell, photographed here for LIFE magazine in 1953, was the epitome of minimalist glamour in white high-waisted cropped trousers and a black turtleneck sweater.
Jill Kennington in Blow-Up
At the height of the '60s Mod trend, English model Jill Kennington wore white straight-leg trousers paired with a stripe jacket in Michelangelo Antonioni's cult film Blow-Up.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Just like oversized sunglasses, tailored white trousers became a wardrobe regular for the former First Lady and style icon, seen here in Rome with her children.
Faye Dunaway
In the 1968 rendition of The Thomas Crown Affair, the actress showcased a low-key take on the classic piece with a relaxed version worn with a yellow turtleneck.
Bianca Jagger
In the '70s, nobody looked chicer in a white pantsuit than Bianca Jagger—a look that continues to influence designers today.
Lauren Hutton
Model/actress Hutton brought the closet essential back into the spotlight when she wore white calf-length trousers to the Los Angeles premiere of Starflight.
Kate Moss
Epitomizing '90s irreverence, the model's en route ensemble hits on two major trends today: matching whites and tying a sweater around the waist.
Sex and The City
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw puts her own spin on the masculine-feminine look with a white tuxedo vest and matching tailored trousers.
Kasia Smutniak
The Polish beauty hit on the season's black and white trend while attending the Giorgio Armani S/S 13 Womenswear show in Milan wearing pieces by the designer.
Gwyneth Paltrow
For an appearance at the Apple store in Soho, Paltrow showcased her affinity for sophisticated minimalism in fitted white pants with a Barbara Bui top and Tom Ford's Kidskin Natalia Bag ($3980).
Kate Hudson
The actress offers a current-day interpretation of white trousers with her A.L.C. jumpsuit styled with Smythe's Metallic Coated Linen Blazer ($390).
Street Style
Seventies-inspired, wide-leg trousers in an off-white hue take on a modern persona when worn with a relaxed white top and contrasting black clutch.
Street Style
A stylish civilian takes a laidback approach to the trend in a pair of rolled slouchy pants.